A 47-year-old man, Ita Okon has been sentenced to life imprisonment for r@ping an 8-year-old girl in Calabar, Cross River State. Okon was convicted and sentenced on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, by Hon Justice Blessing Egwu of Family Court 2 Calabar. In addition to the life sentence, the Court also awarded a compensation of N1,000,000 (One …
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A 39-year-old Nigerian national, Gabriel Okori was remanded in custody for theft and fraud after his arrest in connection with an R3 million romance scam in South Africa. Okori appeared before the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday, October 7, 2024, after he was arrested last Thursday, in Cape Town by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as …
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A one-year-old boy was m@uled to de@th by his babysitter’s pit bulls, who used the toddler in a “tug of war” battle while a 13-year-old girl desperately tried to save him. Jiryiah Johnson was in the care of 36-year-old Heather Rodriguez at her home in Converse, Texas, before she left the baby alone with her teenage daughter. It’s understood that Rodriguez …
Read More »A woman has been arrested for the alleged horrific torture of her 12-year-old stepdaughter, Amarachi Emmanuel, in Nekede, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. A journalist and activist based in the state, Chidiebube Okeoman, who confirmed the incident in a series of Facebook posts on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, said the woman subjected the minor to …
Read More »A woman has taken to TikTok to share a touching video, showing how her aunt and uncles have upheld their promise to support her and her siblings, three years after their mother passed away. In the emotional video, the woman captured screenshots of money sent by her aunt and uncles, alongside comforting messages they’ve shared during difficult times. The …
Read More »A woman has sparked online discussion after sharing a video of how her boyfriend went to great lengths to reassure her that he wasn’t cheating while out with a friend. The video, which quickly went viral, shows the man sending a series of live updates throughout the night to prove his loyalty. In the clip, the boyfriend is …
Read More »Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has blamed Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, for the ongoing political unrest in the state. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Wike accused Fubara of inciting violence by proceeding with local government elections despite legal concerns. “No person who believes in peace and stability of any nation will say he …
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Hezbollah’s acting leader has issued a chilling threat to Israel as conflict between the IDF and the terror group gets more intense. Acting leader Sheikh Naim Kassem, appointed following the IDF’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on September 27, said in a televised statement today that even more Israelis would be displaced as Hezbollah fires rockets further …
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An Instagram model accused of making a false r@pe claim against AC Milan defender Theo Hernandez will go on trial. According to Mail Online, model Luisa Kremleva will go on trial later this month at a Costa del Sol court. Public prosecutors want her to receive a two-year prison sentence and a £12,000 fine if convicted. Kremleva, thought to have dual …
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A prince of Zazzau in Kaduna and son of the immediate past Emir, Alhaji Shehu Idris, has d!ed in an auto crash. Alhaji Umar Shehu Idris, who is also the Dan Isan Zazzau, lost his life in the road accident along Kaduna-Abuja express way, on Tuesday afternoon, October 8, 2024. Until his death, late Umar Shehu Idris was …
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